Other Roles in TouchPro

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Once a practitioner completes the TouchPro Certification process, there are other roles that are possible to assume in the organization. The complete list of roles includes:

TouchPro Practitioner
TouchPro Senior Practitioner
TouchPro Assistant Trainer
TouchPro Trainer
TouchPro Senior Trainer

These roles and their criteria and benefits are detailed in the chart below.

We consider these positions to be functional roles rather than achievement designations. Traditionally in organizations, a higher "level" designation is granted to reflect a higher level of competency or "achievement."

In TouchPro, however, while these levels do require an increasing level of competency, that is not why they are awarded. They are conferred only when there is a need for a specific "function" within the organization.

For example, say a TouchPro Certified Practitioner lives in Alabama (none currently do). There is no need for that practitioner to become a Senior Practitioner because the functional description of a Senior Practitioner is someone who is able to organize groups of TouchPro Practitioners for chair massage jobs. However, there are no other practitioners in the whole state. Thus, we would not make that practitioner a Senior Practitioner, no matter what their qualifications.

If the TouchPro Certified Practitioner truly would like to be a Senior Practitioner, then she should spend time and energy helping to set up TouchPro Seminars in Alabama. Over time, there would be more Practitioners to supervise and there would soon arise a need for Senior Practitioners.

Likewise, TouchPro practitioners who have their sights set on becoming a trainer should know that, if there are not trainings happening in their region (perhaps because there are too few table practitioners to train), then we are not going to designate a trainer in that area.

Below is a chart outlining each role, its function, the basic criteria, and the benefits. The levels are nested. That is, each level also includes the function, criteria, and benefits of the level(s) above it. This chart is not exhaustive and is subject to change. In the private TouchPro Practitioner area is a more detailed description of each credential.

TouchPro Credential	Functional roles	Criteria	Benefits
Practitioner	Provides chair massage services	Minimum of 1 Technique & Marketing Seminar Documented a minimum of 100 Practice Massages Passed at least one Tutorial with a TouchPro Trainer Commitment to TouchPro Professional Standards Statement	Use of the TouchPro name and logo Listing in the TouchPro Registry Special discounts on massage chairs and other products Special discounts to future seminars and TouchPro conferences Access to the private Practitioners area of our website
Senior Practitioner	Organizes and supervises other TPro Practitioners Sponsors sanctioned TouchPro practice sessions Oversees logistic support for local seminars	A TouchPro Practitioner who has: Completed a minimum of 2 Technique & Marketing Seminars Documented a minimum of 1000 TouchPro Chair Massages and one year of chair massage practice Passed at least two tutorials Recommendation from a Trainer Demonstrated an ability to supervise other TouchPro Practitioners	Priority listing in the TouchPro Registry Free unlimited access to Technique and Marketing Seminars Priority access to trainers for support and resources
Assistant Trainer	Provides teaching support to TouchPro Trainers Organizes supervised practice of practitioners Gives tutorials under the supervision of Trainers	A Senior Practitioner who has: Attended at least 3 Technique and Marketing Seminars Completed a total of 1500 TouchPro Chair Massages and two years of chair massage practice Completed at least 3 tutorials Permission from a Trainer to assist	Gets paid to assist in Technique Seminars Gets paid to supervise practice sessions May practice teach certain sections of the TouchPro Seminars with Trainer permission Access to the Trainers area of the TouchPro website May attend Trainers conferences
Trainer	Teaches TouchPro seminars Supervises and supports Assistant Trainers	An Assistant Trainer who has: Completed a minimum of 2000 chair massages Assisted in a minimum of two workshops Taught at least one workshop assisted by a Senior TouchPro Trainer Approval by a Senior Trainer	Provides input into the curriculum development process
Senior Trainer	Selects new trainers Serves on the Grievance Committee of TouchPro Institute Serves on the TouchPro Steering Committee	A TouchPro Trainer who has the: Recommendation of all of the other Senior Trainers and David Palmer	Determines curriculum, policy, and direction for TouchPro organizations.


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